Childhood buddies have so much in common. Until they grow up and have kids of their own. A lot of times, the difference of opinion hits at marriage and then child rearing. But my oldest and dearest (since we were 3 years old)pal, Beck. I got this email from her and it really made me love her a little more. Feel closer to her at her brilliance and coping mechanisms to indeed, laugh in the face of adversity. I just really like that she was creative, funny, got pix of the ever growing and changing kids, and hopefully, brought a smile to her husband's face. And everyone else put make up on and took plain jane smiley pix.
I know now that she too is married to her soul mate. Someone who gets her, and who laughs with her, and maybe even sometimes at her.With her permission granted, I wanted to share with you, the joys of my sisterhood circle of being a fellow Mom On The Rocks. This photo essay has secured our friendship for years to come. I worry about my friend with three kids who's husband has been deployed for 8 months. It's good to see that indeed, she's okay...sort of.
From Beck:
This all started because the squadron spouses make a giant calendar (about the size of a double bed sheet) that hangs in the squadron's ready room on the ship. Each spouse decorates a "square" (even though they may be any shape) with pictures of their family. I am not very crafty or artistic, so I could never make a "pretty" square. But mostly, Jesse and I love to laugh with each other (or at each other!) and I knew that the best way for me to show him how much I love and miss him was to make him smile.
On one of his previous cruises a few years ago I started posing funny pictures of me and the dogs to put on the calendar. This was our first cruise with kids, so I got them in on the action this time around. At first I had to bribe them with cookies to get them to cooperate, but within a few months, they were really excited to take "funny pictures for Daddy" and no bribery was needed.
My overall idea was to show how I was totally losing control of the kids and just losing my mind in general - I know...not much of a stretch!
Jesse comes home in less than a month (woo-hoo), and we just shipped off the last calendar. He told me that the other guys in the squadron think his wife is "not right in the head" - so I guess I've done my job well!
Hope you like them and thanks to all those who helped me pull these off.
Love,
Beck :)
Don't worry about things at home, Honey...I've got it all under control!!
Don't worry about things at home, Honey...I'm handling your absence beautifully!
Don't worry about things at home, Honey...the kids are really starting to respect my authority.
("War Party Rocks" is the slogan for Jesse's squadron) Don't worry about things at home, Honey...the kids have been in a rebellious phase, but I'm handling it just fine!
Don't worry about things at home, Honey...I found a way to cope with your family coming for the holidays...
Don't worry about things at home, Honey...I guess I'll just have to think of another way to keep those brats quiet!
Don't worry about things at home, Honey...that's the last time I let those brats cook supper!
(written in shaky kids handwriting) Dear Daddy - it's time to start worrying...you should probably come home now.Help us!
My only regret is that I wasn't there to see the faces on the guys at the tattoo parlor or the psych ward nurses. Come home safely, Jesse.
That's how we roll.
This is amazing! She really made a gift of love for her man. He must love getting these! I love her now too!
I've always appreciated Becky's sense of humor, even though I sensed that it could be on the sinister side.
Becky has always had the best wit! Thanks to Becky for letting you share this with us. PURE GENIUS! That is truly true love!
This is brilliant and I can see why you and Beck are in the sisterhood. ;) In fact, I looked at the pics first and really thought the first one was of you on the floor, with Farley in the fridge, Max & Lucy torturing you. But then I looked closer...kindred spirits, you two! Love it.
PS - Is it odd or fitting that the "captcha" I have to type to leave this comment is 4) prison?!?!?!?
Freakin hilarious! While I LOVE the pics (particularly the one with the kids taped in the closet and the one cooking the baby), I gotta ask myself, will this create physco killers one day? HA!
I wish I had her sense of humor to get through a regular day, let alone a deployment! She rocks.
That is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. I can't wait to copy her idea! Oh, don't get all defensive. I won't copy it exactly. But my kids won't be near as cooperative as those little darlings. The baby in the closet with the duct tape! What a trooper!